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APA (American Psychological Association) 6th is an author-date referencing style where you have an in-text citation and a related entry in a reference list at the end of your document.
APA 6th - webpage
If there is no year of publication use the abbreviation (n.d.) for no date.
The title of the webpage is not italicised.
Note: For reports, articles, electronic books or chapters accessed online see the relevant section for how to cite them. They are not referenced as a webpage.
Reference list
Add a reference list at the end of your essay, citing all sources used in the body of your writing. The reference list should be in alphabetical order by the first author's surname.
See also: translated work, multiple works by the same author, one source cited in another, similar information from multiple works, abbreviations
In-text citation
When you use another person’s ideas or words in your text include the author’s name and publication date.
If you use the author’s name as part of a sentence, include the date of publication in brackets.
See also: Multiple works by the same author, Similar information from multiple works, One source quoted in another
See also: more on paraphrasing ...
Quoting
Direct quotes of less than 40 words require quotation marks and the page number/s.
For direct quotations, where page numbers are not available, use a paragraph number, or if a large document use a section heading followed by the paragraph number.
Paragraph numbers
Note: If there are no paragraph numbers, count the paragraphs. Use para. in front of the number
... “I had to learn that, because of the crash, both life and limb would never be the same” (Morrow, 2017, para. 3).
- Maltin (2015) reported that young viewers thought “that the men who made it must have been stoned” (para. 2).
Section headings
Note: Add the word section after the heading. If it is a long heading shorten it and put quotation marks around the heading
… “product and services exports are a valuable addition to New Zealand's food and fibre exports” (New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, n.d., Agribusiness section, para. 2).
How to obtain additional support for yourself or the person you’re “looking after would help you to juggle work and care” (Carers UK, n.d., “Getting support for you,” para. 1)
See also: more on quoting, including long quotes ...
This material is based on the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (2010), the APA style guide to electronic references (2012) and the APA style blog. For further information, please consult the manuals directly.
